Whether it's your first Comic-Con or your 50th, it's always nice to be reminded of the essentials. Comfortable shoes? Check. Printed spreadsheet with the panel schedule? Check. Snacks? Double check. As the convention's grown larger over the last half century, smart strategies for navigating it are more important than ever. With the 2019 edition of the event getting underway, Comic-Con veteran Kerry Dixon takes us through her 10 must-haves to get through four days of pop-culture madness.

Whether it's your first Comic-Con or your 50th, it's always nice to be reminded of the essentials. Comfortable shoes? Check. Printed spreadsheet with the panel schedule? Check. Snacks? Double check. As the convention's grown larger over the last half century, smart strategies for navigating it are more important than ever. With the 2019 edition of the event getting underway, Comic-Con veteran Kerry Dixon takes us through her 10 must-haves to get through four days of pop-culture madness.

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Whether it's your first Comic-Con or your 50th, it's always nice to be reminded of the essentials. Comfortable shoes? Check. Printed spreadsheet with the panel schedule? Check. Snacks? Double check. As the convention's grown larger over the last half century, smart strategies for navigating it are more important than ever. With the 2019 edition of the event getting underway, Comic-Con veteran Kerry Dixon takes us through her 10 must-haves to get through four days of pop-culture madness.

Whether it's your first Comic-Con or your 50th, it's always nice to be reminded of the essentials. Comfortable shoes? Check. Printed spreadsheet with the panel schedule? Check. Snacks? Double check. As the convention's grown larger over the last half century, smart strategies for navigating it are more important than ever. With the 2019 edition of the event getting underway, Comic-Con veteran Kerry Dixon takes us through her 10 must-haves to get through four days of pop-culture madness.

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Kathy Griffin talks about getting back on stage and how she is still living with the fallout from the photo of a Halloween mask smeared with ketchup that depicted the severed head of President Trump.

Kathy Griffin talks about getting back on stage and how she is still living with the fallout from the photo of a Halloween mask smeared with ketchup that depicted the severed head of President Trump.

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In Lulu Wang’s funny, thoughtful and altogether delightful movie "The Farewell," Awkwafina plays a New Yorker named Billi who returns to her Chinese hometown to say goodbye to her ailing grandmother.

In Lulu Wang’s funny, thoughtful and altogether delightful movie "The Farewell," Awkwafina plays a New Yorker named Billi who returns to her Chinese hometown to say goodbye to her ailing grandmother.

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Peter Parker just wants to enjoy an uneventful summer, go on his class trip to Europe and tell MJ that he likes her. Unfortunately, he is called back into superhero action by Nick Fury in Sony/Marvel's "Spider-Man: Far From Home."

Peter Parker just wants to enjoy an uneventful summer, go on his class trip to Europe and tell MJ that he likes her. Unfortunately, he is called back into superhero action by Nick Fury in Sony/Marvel's "Spider-Man: Far From Home."

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“Midsommar” casts an eerie and hypnotic spell unlike that of any other horror movie you’re likely to see this year.

“Midsommar” casts an eerie and hypnotic spell unlike that of any other horror movie you’re likely to see this year.